C'mon Kev, end MIS

Posted: 27 Apr 09 | Everyone has lost through the sorry tale of the Timbercorp managed investment scheme: investors, governments, communities, farmers, contractors .... not to mention every taxpayer in the country. |

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ABARE gets one right

Posted: 05 Mar 09 | It is a perennial joke in the country: ABARE's predictions often appear wildly out of touch with reality, like this year's forecasts that an oversupply will drop lamb prices. Really? Has ABARE seen the national flock lately? |

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Wool's ugly politics

Posted: 20 Nov 08 | Wool's ugly politics, seen at it's worst in recent months, will not change with new faces at Australian Wool Innovation; the problem is deeply rooted in the very structure of the body. |

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Why does PETA treat women like meat?

Posted: 17 Jul 08 | For an organisation that's so passionate about chicks, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a shaky reputation with women, argues Fairfax Media reporter Josephine Tovey. |

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Global wool industry reliant on Australia

Posted: 16 Apr 08 | The International Wool Conference in Beijing, China, has highlighted how the entire world's wool industry is almost solely dependent on Australian wool growers, bringing forth commercial tensions about the future of mulesing. |

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Watch out for 'environmental protectionism'

Posted: 10 Oct 07 | With the recent ruling in favour of animal activists putting shredded ham in a sheep feedlot and disrupting a billion-dollar trade, we can now look forward to all manner of law breaking activity in the name of "the environment". What do you think? |

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